AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1859
65777
561707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1850
65672
561174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1595
64213
555201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
829
47685
461834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
129
12679
84553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
122
12608
84364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
114
12543
83945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
41
7968
52965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
34
7138
46091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
9
3566
19859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
1600
8893
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
99
366
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
15
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
15 Genera with 187 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1856114SpeciesTaxom
Alvaradoia Agenjo, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Conochares Smith, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 176323SpeciesTaxom
Fredina Brandt, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Fruva Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hemispragueia Barnes & Ben..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Hoplotarache Hampson, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Janthinea Guenée, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophila Guenée, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18805SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Stemmaphora Staudinger, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 016SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18819SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
187 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acontia (Acontia) biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
Acontia biskrensis − Oberthür, 1887
Acontia (Acontia) lucida Hufnagel, 1766Pale Shoulder
Acontia (Emmelia) antica Walker, 1862
Acontia (Emmelia) basifera Walker, 1857
Acontia (Emmelia) bethunebakeri Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) bicolora Leech, 1889
Acontia (Emmelia) binominata Butler, 1892
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia (Emmelia) citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) crocata Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Emmelia) dichroa Hampson, 1914
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) karachiensis Swinhoe, 1889
Acontia (Emmelia) luteola (Saalmüller, 1891)⇒ Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) manakhana Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) marmoralis Fabricius, 1794
Acontia (Emmelia) mineti Hacker, 2011
Acontia (Emmelia) notha Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) nubila Hampson, 1910
Acontia (Emmelia) olivea Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Emmelia) philbyi Wiltshire, 1988
Acontia (Emmelia) purpurata Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) saldaitis Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) semialba Hampson, 1910
Acontia (Emmelia) sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794
Acontia (Emmelia) stassarti Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) subnotha Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) thapsina Turner, 1902
Acontia (Emmelia) trabealis (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Emmelia trabealis Scopoli, 1763
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) viridisquama Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Olivacontia) olivacea (Hampson, 1891)⇒ Autoba olivacea Walker, 1858
Acontia (Uracontia) melanura Tauscher, 1809
Acontia (Uracontia) titania Esper, 1798
Acontia abdominalis (Grote, 1877)⇒ Tarache abdominalis Grote, 1877
Acontia akbar Wiltshire, 1985
Acontia albarabica Wiltshire, 1994
Acontia amhara Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia apela (Druce, 1889)⇒ Tarache apela Druce, 1889
Acontia aprica (Hübner, 1802)⇒ Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808
Acontia arabica Hufnagel, 1766
Acontia areli (Strecker, 1898)⇒ Tarache areli Strecker, 1898
Acontia arida (Smith, 1900)⇒ Tarache arida Smith, 1900
Acontia arlequinetta Geoffroy, 1785
Acontia asbenensis Rothschild, 1921
Acontia audeoudi (Brandt, 1939)⇒ Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884
Acontia behrii Smith, 1900Silktassel
Acontia brunneiceps Warren, 1913
Acontia caeruleopicta Hampson, 1916
Acontia caloris (Hübner, 1808)⇒ Acontia caffraria Cramer, 1777
Acontia catena (Sowerby, 1806)⇒ Acontia nitidula Fabricius, 1787
Acontia catenula Walker, 1865
Acontia chiaromontei Berio, 1936
Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1800Silktassel
Acontia costalis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Acontia crassivalva Wiltshire, 1947
Acontia cretata Grote & Robi..., 1868Chalky Bird Dropping Moth
Acontia delecta (Walker, 1857)⇒ Tarache delecta Walker, 1858
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia esmeralda Brandt, 1939
Acontia glaphyra Holland, 1894
Acontia grisescens (Rebel, 1948)⇒ Acontia biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
Acontia hausmanni Hacker, 2010
Acontia hemipentha Wiltshire, 1947
Acontia hoppei Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884
Acontia inquinata Warren, 1913
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia knowltoni (McDunnough, 1940)⇒ Tarache knowltoni McDunnough, 1940
Acontia lactea Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia lactipennis (Harvey, 1875)⇒ Tarache lactipennis Harvey, 1875
Acontia leucotrigona Hampson, 1905
Acontia lucasi (Smith, 1900)⇒ Tarache lucasi Smith, 1900
Acontia lugubris Fabricius, 1793
Acontia major (Smith, 1900)⇒ Tarache major Smith, 1900
Acontia malagasy Viette, 1965
Acontia melaena Hampson, 1899
Acontia mellicula Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia minuscula Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia mukalla Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia nephata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia nitidula Fabricius, 1787Brixton Beauty
Acontia notabilis Walker, 1857
Acontia okahandja Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
Acontia opalinoides transafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia orientalis (Brandt, 1939)⇒ Acontia biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
Acontia panaceorum Ménétriés, 1849
Acontia paratrigona Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia peksi Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia porphyrea Butler, 1898
Acontia rufitincta Hampson, 1910
Acontia septentrionalis Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia solitaria Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia sudarabica Wiltshire, 1982
Acontia sulphuralis Linnaeus, 1767
Acontia tabberti Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia terminimaculata (Grote, 1873)⇒ Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873
Acontia trabeata Borkhausen, 1790
Acontia trimaculata (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia triradiata (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Acontia lucida Hufnagel, 1766
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia upsilon (Walker, 1865)⇒ Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia urania Frivaldsky, 1835
Acontia westafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia wiltshirei Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia xanthochromata Hacker, 2011
Acontia yemenensis Hampson, 1918
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Alvaradoia disjecta Rothschild, 1920
Alvaradoia numerica Boisduval, 1840
Alvaradoia ornatula (Christoph, 1887)⇒ Alvaradoia numerica Boisduval, 1840
Conochares acutus (Smith, 1905)⇒ Ponometia acutus Smith, 1905
Conochares arizonae (H. Edwards, 1878)⇒ Ponometia elegantula Harvey, 1876
Conochares elegantula (Harvey, 1876)⇒ Ponometia elegantula Harvey, 1876
Emmelia antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia antica antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia arabica Hufnagel, 1766
Emmelia arlequinetta Geoffroy, 1785
Emmelia basifera Walker, 1857
Emmelia basifera sudarabica Wiltshire, 1982
Emmelia binominata Butler, 1892
Emmelia demaculata Strand, 1917
Emmelia dichroa Hampson, 1914
Emmelia duplilinea Strand, 1917
Emmelia erythrochrysa Hacker, Fieb..., 2022
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia inquinata Warren, 1913
Emmelia karachiensis Swinhoe, 1890
Emmelia lunana
Emmelia manakhana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia melaena Hampson, 1899
Emmelia philbyi Wiltshire, 1988
Emmelia saldaitis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia seminigra Rebel, 1947
Emmelia sulphuralis Linnaeus, 1767
Emmelia sulphurea Denis & Schi..., 1775
Emmelia trabealis Scopoli, 1763Spotted Sulphur
Fredina esmeralda Brandt, 1939
Fruva fasciatella (Grote, 1875)⇒ Ponometia fasciatella Grote, 1875
Hemispragueia idella (Barnes, 1905)⇒ Tarache idella Barnes, 1905
Hoplotarache binominata Butler, 1892
Hoplotarache costalis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Hoplotarache binominata Butler, 1892
Hoplotarache sordescens Staudinger, 1894
Janthinea divalis Staudinger, 1891
Janthinea frivaldszkii Duponchel, 1835
Janthinea friwaldskii Duponchel, 1835
Janthinea friwaldszkii Duponchel, 1835
Phyllophila corgatha Berio, 1984
Phyllophila melacheila Staudinger, 1895
Phyllophila obliterata Rambur, 1833
Phyllophila obliterata cretacea Butler, 1879
Ponometia altera Smith, 1903Southern peacock sole
Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831Olive Shaded Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia mcdunnoughi Barnes & Ben..., 1923
Ponometia phecolisca Druce, 1889Bengal tonguesole
Ponometia sutrix Grote, 1880
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia funeralis Grote, 1881Cliff-brake
Spragueia jaguaralis Hampson, 1910Pointhead flounder
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852Common Spragueia
Spragueia magnifica Grote, 1882
Spragueia obatra Morrison, 1875
Spragueia onagrus Guenée, 1852Black-dotted Spragueia
Stemmaphora viola Staudinger, 1888
Tarache apela Druce, 1889Bengal tonguesole
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache areloides Barnes & McD..., 1912Sand sole
Tarache audeoudi⇒ Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884
Tarache augustipennis Grote, 1875Narrow-winged Midget
Tarache axendra Schaus, 1898
Tarache biskrensis
Tarache expolita Grote, 1882Coffee cliffbrake
Tarache flavipennis Grote, 1873Sensitive fern
Tarache luctuosa Bryk, 1940
Tarache opalinoides
Tarache quadriplaga Smith, 1900
Tarache sedata H. Edwards, 1881Horned whiff
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache toddi Ferris & Laf..., 2009Pickerel Frog
Tarache umbrifera
Tarachidia candefacta (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831
Tarachidia erastrioides (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia libedis (Smith, 1900)⇒ Ponometia libedis Smith, 1900
Tarachidia nannodes (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Ponometia nannodes Hampson, 1910
Tarachidia parvula (Walker, 1865)⇒ Ponometia parvula Walker, 1865
Tarachidia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia tortricina (Zeller, 1872)⇒ Ponometia tortricina Zeller, 1872
Tarachidia venustula (Walker, 1865)⇒ Ponometia venustula Walker, 1865
Tarachidia virginalis (Grote, 1881)⇒ Ponometia virginalis Grote, 1881


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov